If the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show left the impression that TV as we know it is on the cusp of radical reinvention, the folks at research firm Deloitte aren't buying the hype. Its media forecast for 2011 sees the medium staying largely the same as it’s always been: a hugely dominant force, with no big changes hitting anytime soon.

This year, like many in the recent past, Washington will consider issues that could fundamentally affect the broadcast industry -- for both radio and TV, and affecting the growing online presence of broadcasters.

In this season of reflection and predictions, the online video industry continues to be a trending topic. Among the top digital media stories in recent weeks have been news of multiple mergers between leading video ad networks -- and speculation of additional tie-ups to come. In 2011, expect to see consolidation among video content companies, especially among destination sites that attract meaningful audiences by focusing on a specific content category. The focus on building out vertical content offerings in online video will mirror what we've seen in the cable TV industry over the past several years.

Television advertising, through integrated-brand campaigns or other methods, has been one of the bright spots as the advertising industry begins to recover from the devastating effects of the recession and marketers experiment with a variety of new ways to reach the audience.

A number of different technologies are being developed or improved to offer higher speeds for fixed and mobile broadband networks, as operators are preparing to compete with each other and carry video traffic in 3D and at higher resolutions, which is expected to happen in the coming year.